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The Secret of Toddler Sharing: Why Sharing Is Hard and How to Make It Easier
By Elizabeth Crary. 2013
Offering parents realistic expectations about toddler behavior, this guide provides detailed, how-to advice for teaching kids to share and for…
intervening when toddlers have difficulty sharing. It reviews children’s temperament and development and the roles they play in the willingness to share, while also explaining how to handle the child who never complains about giving up a possession. Relating personal experiences as real-life examples of the teaching process, this parenting reference includes scenarios and suggests dialogs to use. Three factors that encourage children to share are introduced, along with five strategies that specify how to teach sharing. Whether sharing issues come up with toddlers on play dates or in public places, parents will be armed with the knowledge of how to handle and teach their child.Raising Confident Girls: 100 Tips For Parents And Teachers
By Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer. 2001
Journey of the Adopted Self: A Quest For Wholeness
By Betty Jean Lifton. 1994
Betty Jean Lifton, whose Lost and Found has become a bible to adoptees and to those who would understand the…
adoption experience, explores further the inner world of the adopted person. She breaks new ground as she traces the adopted child’s lifelong struggle to form an authentic sense of self. And she shows how both the symbolic and the literal search for roots becomes a crucial part of the journey toward wholeness.El gesto de Héctor: Prehistoria, historia y actualidad de la figura del padre
By Luigi Zoja. 2016
«Héctor se quita el casco, lo pone en el suelo y puede abrazar al niño. Formulando un deseo para el…
futuro, eleva a su hijo hacia lo alto con los brazos y con el pensamiento. Este gesto será, para siempre, la marca del padre.» En este gran ensayo (que Taurus publica en edición actualizada), libro referencia internacional sobre la figura paterna, Luigi Zoja, analista junguiano y uno de los más relevantes intelectuales italianos, se ocupa de los orígenes de la figura del padre desde un punto de vista histórico, antropológico y psicológico. El autor lee algunas figuras míticas de la antigüedad clásica -Ulises, Aquiles, Eneas...- como imágenes arquetípicas del padre y modelo de las paradojas a las que este se enfrenta. Zoja nos conduce en una reinterpretación vibrante de la paternidad desde Homero y Virgilio hasta el siglo del cine y el totalitarismo. Ilumina la eterna división de lo masculino entre dos identidades unificadas (hombre/padre), en el corazón de la cuestión de «convertirse en padre», mediante emotivos ejemplos, como el magnífico gesto de Héctor -que, tras quitarse el casco, eleva a su hijo y riega a los dioses para que este lo supere en fuerza-. Reseñas:«El libro más hermoso sobre la figura paterna.»Loredana Lipperini «Un libro erudito y extremadamente bien escrito, que se lee como una novela.»La Repubblica «Con El gesto de Héctor Zoja pone en foco la identidad masculina como campo de batalla entre principios contradictorios.»Liberazione «En su brillante El gesto de Héctor, el psicoanalista junguiano Luigi Zoja describe el retrato de Héctor, el retrato de un héroe familiar y modesto, libre de la hybris que caracteriza tanto a Aquiles como a Ulises. Héctor es padre y guerrero al mismo tiempo.»L'Espresso «El libro de Zoja se ha convertido en la referencia internacional sobre la paternidad, y esta nueva edición actualizada llega en el momento idóneo, pues resulta útil para abordar temas candentes.»Corriere della SeraFeeding Your Child - The Brazelton Way
By T. Berry Brazelton, Joshua Sparrow. 2004
Can You Hear Me Now?
By Annie O'Sullivan. 2012
First published as only parts of her life, this book brings together the full life story of the woman known…
as Annie O'Sullivan. Horribly abused at the hand of her father, it is a collection of essays that graphically recount memories of her life as a confused child and young adult as she careened through life without compass, to ultimately, and against all odds, prosper. Culminating in the event that brought a degree of closure to her torture, O'Sullivan brings the reader on an intimate life journey through the eyes of this child’s misunderstanding, will to persevere and desire to seek goodness despite her circumstances.Terrifying, infuriating and uplifting, this book touches not only survivors; but parents, childcare workers and teachers; reminding us of the true vulnerability of children and our collective responsibility to protect them.Diary of a Baby: What Your Child Sees, Feels, And Experiences
By Daniel N. Stern. 1998
Every new parent desperately wants to know what goes on in the mind of a baby. Now a noted authority…
on infant development and psychiatry brings us closer than ever before to penetrating a your child’s consciousness. In alternating sections of evocative prose, representing the baby’s own voice, and explanatory text, Daniel Stern draws on the latest research findings to recreate the baby’s world. ”How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America: Freedom, Politics, and the War on Sex
By Christina Page. 2006
With a new preface by the author. In the tradition of Backlash and The Morning After, and in a political…
climate where Roe v. Wade is in serious jeopardy, a young activist reveals that the Pro-Life Movement’s real agenda is a war on contraception, family planning, and sexual freedom.The Mommy Brain: How Motherhood Makes Us Smarter
By Katherine Ellison. 2005
In The Mommy Brain, Katherine Ellison reveals the ways that women get smarter after having kids. Motherhood makes women more…
perceptive, efficient, resilient, motivated, and emotionally intelligent -- all of which adds up to tremendous mental enrichment and effectiveness.My Three Fathers: And the Elegant Deceptions of My Mother, Susan Mary Alsop
By Bill Patten. 1947
Bill Patten grew up in the heart of privileged society to American parentsa debutante mother, a diplomatic fatherstationed in Europe.…
Weekends away from his English boarding school were often spent at the regal country estates of important policy makers and historical figures of the mid-twentieth century. When Bill was twelve years old, his father, William Patten, died, and his mother remarried the renowned columnist Joe Alsop. Patten was swept into Washington during the Kennedy years, where he bore witness to his stepfather's legendary power-brokering, and watched a very different father figure at work. In 1996, when he was forty-seven years old, Bill Patten learned that his biological father was not William Patten, but the noted English diplomat, Duff Cooper. In this quest to know his triumvirate of fathers, Bill Patten offers an unforgettable memoir. My Three Fathers is a search for identityand a luscious chronicle of a fascinating, bygone era of American aristocracy.The Complete Guide To Baby Naming Ceremonies
By Becky Alexander. 2010
If you would like to celebrate the arrival of a new baby with friends and family, but are looking for…
an alternative to a traditional christening, this is the book for you. Civil weddings have been popular for a long time, but you can now have a Civil Naming ceremony for your child, held either at your local registry office, or at any venue of your choice. As there is no legal requirement, you can hold the party at home, in your garden, or at any venue you like. You can host the event yourselves, or ask a registered celebrant to host the event. This book contains lots of ideas to make your civil naming ceremony memorable and unique to your family. There are ideas for poems, readings, music, themes, and special ideas for how to mark the occasion. Everyone can get involved; grandparents, siblings, and specially nominated adults who can act as guardians. There are readings suitable for all. This book includes: - How to plan the naming party and ceremony - Ideas for indoors and outdoors decor, plus simple decorations - Providing entertainment and fun for children and adults - 10 special event ideas for the day, such as star naming, planting a tree and filling a time capsule - Traditional and contemporary ideas for readings and poems with new, specifically commissioned poems that are particularly relevant to this special occasion - Ideas and recipes for delicious food and drinkHappy Parents, Happy Kids: Parenting Advice for the Twenty-First Century
By Daisaku Ikeda. 2016
What are the keys to raising happy and healthy children? First and foremost are the life force, wisdom, and love…
of the parents. Happy Parents, Happy Kids will give all parents essential guidance to develop themselves as they face the challenges and worries of raising the next generation. The SGI president’s warm and broad-minded advice will serve as reliable guideposts as mothers and fathers seek to build happy families. Topics include: * Respecting each child’s individuality * Dealing with delinquency * The importance of parents changing themselves first * How best to discipline * School and studies * Contributing to societyDown and Out Today: Notes from the Gutter
By Matthew Small. 2015
'Enlightening and startling... The world needs more writers like Matthew Small.' Charlie Carroll'Brings into sharp relief the realities of poverty...…
inspiring and uplifting.' Tracy Shildrick'A fascinating insight into what it feels like to live on the streets of the UK and India today.' Joanna Mack Poverty stretches across all of humanity and by travelling East, Small encounters the raw faces of poverty in India’s slums; he works in a leprosy community, and joins the Sisters of Mercy on the smoggy and exhilarating streets in Calcutta. He then returns to the UK, to Bath, to see what the passing of three months means to those who are scarred by one of the most unglamorous of all humanities’ ills, being poor.Small engages with different community members who are living with poverty, to answer these long standing questions: What’s keeping them down? What’s pushing them out? And how can we move forward?The Bloke's Guide To Pregnancy
By Jon Smith. 2004
This book takes a warts and all sensible yet humorous look at the many stages of pregnancy …
It explores the changes physical and emotional that any man can expect to see in his partner and in their relationship over the coming months Becoming pregnant involved two people The rearing of a child will involve two people there is every reason that your partner s pregnancy should also involve the two of you together For any man that has been put off reading pregnancy books because he doesn t feel he was the intended audience or that something about the tone of these books was alien to him yet he still has questions that need answers then The Blokes Guide to Pregnancy is the book he s been looking for As a father himself Jon Smith realised when his partner Lisa became pregnant that there was nothing out there that he could relate to The Bloke s Guide to Pregnancy is the result Jon takes a comical yet informed look at the ups and downs of life as a father to beRU486: Misconceptions, Myths and Morals
By Lynette Dumble, Janice Raymond, Renate Klein. 2013
A classic text for health activists and feminists interested in the complexities of how drugs are developed, marketed, and sold…
to women around the world, this book reviews the unusual history of the French abortion pill RU-486. Critical of the positive claims made for RU-486, it argues that its promotion is filled with myths and misconceptions. Scrutinizing the science and politics behind RU-486, this account examines how the pill benefits the medical profession, drug companies, and government health economies and offers no advantage to women. Topics include the safety and effectiveness of RU-486, whether or not RU-486 privatizes and de-medicalizes abortion, and the dangerous effects of prostaglandins. This updated edition includes a new introduction.Prime-Time Parenting: The Two-Hour-a-Day Secret to Raising Great Kids
By Heather Miller. 2018
A two-hour school-night routine that helps parents support their children's social, emotional and intellectual developmentSchool nights are a real challenge…
for most parents. Just as your energy flags, a slew of parenting duties looms ahead. Learn how to create a two-hour school night routine that works for both parent and child. By following this two-hour ritual, you'll be able to: Bond with your children Prepare and enjoy a nutritious dinner Support your child's organization and academic success Read with your child Follow a book-bath-bed routine to an early bedtime Enjoy some "me" time once the kids are in bedThe benefits of Prime-Time Parenting include better nutrition, better school performance, a more organized home, and well-rested parents and children. The hours between 6 and 8pm will never be the same!Fear of Food: A Diary of Mothering
By Carol Bacchi. 1976
Incorporating diary entries and reflections, this personal account of one mother's struggles during the first 12 months of her son's…
life to get him to eat openly confronts the social challenges mothers encounter, including insensitive doctors, the marketing of maternity in the media, postpartum depression, and social isolation. The stinging question What if I don't love my child enough? is explored in this highly personal and moving story that argues mothers must speak out about the challenges and traumas they face in order to be understood.The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Anxiety: Professional Advice to Help Your Child Feel Confident, Happy, and Secure
By Ilyne Sandas, Christine Siegel, Deborah D. White. 2008
All kids worry. But chronic worry turns into trouble when it becomes the focus of your child's life. For some…
children, anxiety is so overwhelming that it becomes paralyzing and prevents any forward movement. But, with the proper care and treatment, a child with an anxiety disorder can thrive. The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Anxiety presents a balanced approach to treatment and helps you: Determine the causes of your child's anxiety, Decide on the right treatment and medication, Talk with your child about anxiety, Cope with symptoms, Find the right counselor, Educate and work with teachers and school officials. This handy guide gives you all the resources, tools, and information you need to help your child enjoy a happy, healthy, and well-adjusted childhood!Shocking and gritty, this work contains firsthand accounts of terror and abuse from prostituted children--and the law enforcement officers and…
community activists working to save them. While detailing the necessity for substantive legal and cultural change on the national level in regard to prostitution, pimps, and children's rights, this book also provides encouraging stories of new, pioneering law enforcement initiatives and child-recovery strategies reaping positive results in urban areas inundated with children victimized by sexual exploitation and violence, such as Las Vegas, Atlantic City, New York City, Phoenix, and Dallas. This updated paperback edition includes a new, four-page afterword by the author, with updates on new laws and initiatives and follow-ups on some of the young women discussed in the book. A call to awareness and action for parents, legislators, and educators, this examination exposes this country's dirty secret.Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care (8th edition)
By Benjamin M. Spock, Robert Needlman. 2004
Dr. Spock's classic handbook on caring for and rearing children is now fully revised and expanded for the 21st century.…
Includes entirely new chapters on such topics as international adoption, autism, coping with terrorism and other disasters, and much more. Original.